Was one of several victims of America's first serial killers - The Harpe/Harp Brothers (actually cousins).
According to all but one story Frederick Jr. was hunting on his farm near Bowling Green when the Harpes stumbled upon him, slit his throat & stole his rifle. He was disemboweled, filled with stones & dumped in the Barren River on or about 4/12/1799.
The one story claims he noticed smoke rising across the river from his home. Assuming he had new neighbors he went to visit them with a turkey, a string of fish & his fiddle. But instead of new neighbors he found the murderous Harpes.
According to all but one story Frederick Jr. was hunting on his farm near Bowling Green when the Harpes stumbled upon him, slit his throat & stole his rifle. He was disemboweled, filled with stones & dumped in the Barren River on or about 4/12/1799.
The one story claims he noticed smoke rising across the river from his home. Assuming he had new neighbors he went to visit them with a turkey, a string of fish & his fiddle. But instead of new neighbors he found the murderous Harpes.
Was one of several victims of America's first serial killers - The Harpe/Harp Brothers (actually cousins).
According to all but one story Frederick Jr. was hunting on his farm near Bowling Green when the Harpes stumbled upon him, slit his throat & stole his rifle. He was disemboweled, filled with stones & dumped in the Barren River on or about 4/12/1799.
The one story claims he noticed smoke rising across the river from his home. Assuming he had new neighbors he went to visit them with a turkey, a string of fish & his fiddle. But instead of new neighbors he found the murderous Harpes.
According to all but one story Frederick Jr. was hunting on his farm near Bowling Green when the Harpes stumbled upon him, slit his throat & stole his rifle. He was disemboweled, filled with stones & dumped in the Barren River on or about 4/12/1799.
The one story claims he noticed smoke rising across the river from his home. Assuming he had new neighbors he went to visit them with a turkey, a string of fish & his fiddle. But instead of new neighbors he found the murderous Harpes.
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